News from October 2009
By State Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the long overdue enactment of his legislation by the Obama Administration to finally end a travel ban that prevented those with HIV from entering the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: California condor 514, the first condor hatched in this Central California county in at least 70 years, recently took his first flight.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Ranking Member Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) today called for the Oversight Committee to launch an investigation into abuses of taxpayer dollars in District of Columbia programs intended to help AIDS patients.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Friday outlined five basic principles that he hopes will be included in cyber security legislation he expects to introduce later this year with the Committee’s Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the Obama Administration’s claims about job creation resulting from the so-called economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Friday commented on the latest report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. The report - titled “Iraq Security Forces Fund: Weak Contract Oversight Allowed Potential Overcharges by...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: Rome, NY: For many us today fall is a time for harvest festivals and giving thanks for nature's bounty. This was not the case in upstate New York during the American Revolution. The grain-rich Mohawk, Schoharie and Cherry Valleys were a major source of food for the Continental Army, and harvest joys were mixed with the fear and terror because of British raids intent on destroying people's crops and homes.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Jonathan G. Lundgren, while exploring corn fields at night, has found a very different group of predators than the ones that feed during the day. It turns out that these night-time predators have a great appetite for corn rootworms, the most costly pest of corn in the world.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 30, 2009
News Release: Sunday, November 8, 2009; 1:00-4:00 p.m.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the transfer of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)—streamlining decision-making and aligning the protection of federal buildings with DHS’ broader critical infrastructure protection mission.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today met with leaders of several veterans service organizations—hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars—to discuss DHS’ ongoing engagement and collaboration with veterans on recruitment and other key DHS initiatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Donald Mathias, 64, has been indicted for allegedly traveling to the Philippines in 2007 and 2008 to engage in sexual conduct with minors. Mathias, whose last known residence is in the Southern District of Florida, was arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — A Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm, two of its executives and one former executive were indicted today for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Mobile, Ala., grand jury has indicted a waste disposal company, its president and top manager for offenses involving the illegal disposal of waste into the sewage treatment systems of Mobile and of neighboring municipalities, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among First Banking Center, Inc., a registered bank holding company, First Banking Center, a state chartered member bank, both of Burlington, Wisconsin, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among West Tennessee Bancshares, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Bank of Bartlett, a state chartered member bank, both of Bartlett, Tennessee, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Nine bilateral agreements and two commercial signings will enhance economic growth, clean energy development and strengthen bilateral trade The U.S. and Chinese governments signed nine bilateral agreements on a wide range of issues today during the closing signing ceremony of 20th U.S.-China Joint Commission ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on GDP in the third quarter.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: China agreed today to reopen its market to U.S. pork and live swine, remove barriers for American firms to China’s growing clean energy market, and clamp down on Internet piracy at the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Hangzhou, China, co-chaired by U.S. ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2009
News Release: Federal OSHA to review all state plan programs WASHINGTON – Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), today told a Congressional committee that the serious shortcomings discovered during his agency's evaluation of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration's safety program raised concerns about federal OSHA's monitoring of all state plan states.
